The officer, an 11-year veteran of the Grand Rapids department, then gave Kuiper a field sobriety test that included reciting the alphabet, touching his thumb to each finger in a sequence and walking nine steps out in a straight line and nine steps back.

Ultimately, the officer decided not to administer a breathalyzer test and tells Kuiper that "it appears to be a crash, at this point."

He said Kuiper performed well on the field tests and he didn't smell alcohol on his person.

"I don't have enough pc (probable cause) to offer a PBT (breathalyzer) at this time to figure out what your level is because you did well on the dexterity tasks," he said on the body cam video.

The officer ended up issuing a citation for going the wrong way on a one-way street.

Grand Rapids police Sgt. Terry Dixon said that giving a breathalyzer is typically up to an officer's discretion.

He said the officer became aware of Kuiper's job as a prosecutor at some point during the early morning encounter, but the precise moment is not clear.

Kuiper admitted to the officer he had been drinking earlier in the evening. Kuiper and others had been at a retirement party for outgoing Prosecutor William Forsyth at a downtown Grand Rapids bar.

Forsyth confirmed that he saw Kuiper earlier that evening and thought he may have consumed too much alcohol. He advised Kuiper not to drive.

The crash injured a man who was leaning into the parked vehicle to retrieve items. He was not seriously hurt, however, and was treated at Mercy Health St. Mary's hospital.

Dixon said both vehicles were disabled from the crash and an officer gave Kuiper a ride to a relative's house in the area.

Because of the crash and what Forsyth described as "two prior after hours/off-duty incidents involving alcohol," Kuiper was placed on unpaid leave, demoted and ordered to get a substance abuse evaluation.

Grand Rapids District Court records show Kuiper was charged with two other driving offenses in the past. He was found guilty of failure to stop at a property damage accident in 2005. At the same time, prosecutors dropped a careless driving charge.